This page summarises the work done in the House of Representatives and its Main Committee. It is updated weekly during sittings. For a full report of the business dealt with, including a list of papers presented, go to the Votes and Proceedings (available as PDF or HTML from ParlinfoWeb). To read the debates including question time go to Hansard.

For more information about how the House arranges its business go to the Infosheet titled A typical sitting day.

For statistics on the work of the House go to Statistical Digest.

The House will sit again in the week beginning 23 November 2009.

Legislation

• 13 Bills were introduced

• 28 Bills were debated

Reports from parliamentary committees and delegations

• Australian Parliamentary Delegation to Tonga and Vanuatu from 22 July to 1 August 2009

  Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs

• Everybody's business: Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Community stores

  Standing Committee on Economics

• Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia annual report 2008 (second report)

  Standing Committee on Education and Training

• Adolescent overload? Report of the inquiry into combining school and work: supporting successful youth transitions

  Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

• Review of the re-listing of Hamas' Brigades, PKK, LeT and PIJ as terrorist organisations

  Standing Committee on Petitions

• Electronic petitioning to the House of Representatives

  Standing Committee on Privileges and Members’ Interests

• Publication of details of Members’ Interests on the Australian Parliament House website

  Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

• Report 415: Review of Auditor-General's reports tabled between September 2008 and January 2009

• Report 416: Review of the Major Projects Report 2007-08

  Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

• Report 107: Treaties tabled on 20 August (2) and 15 September 2009

Ministerial Statements

• Mine Action Strategy — Hon S F Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs

• Montara oil spill incident and response — Hon M J Ferguson MP, Minister for Resources and Energy

Matters of Public Importance discussed

• Border protection policies

• Educational pathways for country Australians

• Foreign relations

Debate on private Members’ motions

• Australian live export industry — Mr B Haase MP (LP, Kalgoorlie, WA)

• Homelessness in Australia — Mr D Bradbury MP (ALP, Lindsay, NSW)

• National Bike Path Program — Mr B Ripoll MP (ALP, Oxley, Qld)

• Royal Papua and New Guinea Constabulary: 1949 to 1974 — Mr S Morrison MP (LP, Cook, NSW)

Other debates and statements